military

Depicts marching () with a weapon ().

Components
戈 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

spear

止 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhǐ

  

(foot), stop

Depicts a foot.

Evolution

武 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
武 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
武 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
武 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
武 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

military; martial, warlike; martial

 

surname Wu

Most common words with 武
Freq.
Word
Meaning

武器

weapon

武装

arms

武汉

Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province

martial

武士

warrior

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (0 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)